Sur la Scène - Deuxième Planche

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EDGAR DEGAS (1834-1917)
Sur la Scène - Deuxième Planche

etching, drypoint and roulette, 1876-77, on buff laid paper, partial watemark Letters ED & Cie (Reed & Shapiro 7), a fine impression of the fifth (final) state, with full margins, in very good condition, bound in Livret du Salon (as issued), a rare example of the complete catalogue, with 11 etchings and drypoints by contributing artists (including the Degas), title and text, on laid papers, published by Société des Amis des Art, 1877, in the original paper covers, toning to the covers, the spine split (book)

Plate 99 x 127 mm., Sheet 126 x 178 mm. (Degas)
220 x 140 mm. (book)

Literature

Delteil 32; Adhémar 26; Reed & Shapiro 24

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Lot Essay

The cover lists the contributing artists as: Degas, Desboutin, Goeneutte, Jacque, Lapostolet, Teysonnières, &&

Reed and Shapiro cite only two known copies of Livret du Salon, neither of which are extant: at the Bibliothèque Nationale with text but lacking the plates; and at the Frick Art Reference Library, without the Degas. The only other complete copy we are aware of apart from the present example was offered at Kornfeld, Bern, 17 June 2011 (30,000 CHF).

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